Keep an eye on the river gauges

[peakbagger]

Its looking like the next 48 hours is going to be the spring melt in the Northern NH. The snow pack is still up in the woods and its its "rotten" and ready to turn into water. Stream are already running a bit high and the forecast is light rain today and warm temps with much heavier rain tomorrow. Looks like the forecast is for a nice long weekend forecast but trails are going to be saturated and river and stream crossings are going to be tough.

https://dashboard.waterdata.usgs.gov/app/nwd/en/?region=lower48&aoi=default

Probably a better time to be whitewater kayaking seasonal streams with a wet suit on than hiking, but that wont stop the folks who equate southern New England conditions to the whites

 

[peakbagger]

BTW, daily variation from day to night are pretty obvious on the gages, that means the snow is right on the edge of turning into water so just a bit of sun or rain makes a big difference in streamflow.

 

[peakbagger]

Its looking like the Pemi and Peabody gages are heading straight up.

 

[sierra]

Hopefully the inexperienced crowd will stay home this weekend. It's going very challenging conditions on many backcountry routes. We are going out Monday and Tuesday and my route section features no crossings of note, my dog is not a fan of snowmelt and currents.

 

[JustJoe]

Not a good day to be messing around with water crossings.

 

[peakbagger]

The exit next to gym on Plymouth was closed and underwater this AM. The Baker was lapping up against the highway in several spots.